Android Girl
{{Infobox album
| name = Android Girl
| type = studio
| artist = Deco*27
| cover = Android Girl - Deco*27.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2019|05|22}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = * J-pop
- punk rock{{Cite web |last=Kanako |first=Atsutake |title=DECO*27の新境地 運命共同体の制作パートナーRockwellとの物語 {{!}} CINRA |url=https://www.cinra.net/article/interview-201906-deco27 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.cinra.net |language=ja}}
| length = {{Duration|m=37|s=20}}
| label = NBCUEJ
| producer = * Deco*27
- Rockwell
- Emon
| prev_title = Ghost
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Undead Alice
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
}}
Android Girl is the sixth studio album by Japanese Vocaloid producer Deco*27. It was released on May 22, 2019, becoming his first top ten album. This album concept is "life and death".{{Cite web |last=Jin |first=Sugiyama |date=2019-05-14 |title=DECO*27が語る、新会社設立で拡張したボカロPとしての未来「文化は人がいないと生まれない」 |url=https://realsound.jp/2019/05/post-360254_2.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Real Sound｜リアルサウンド |language=ja}}
Background
Deco*27 announced the album release on his social media accounts on March 22, 2019.{{Cite tweet |user= DECO27|number= 1109047855413518336|date= March 22, 2019|title=この度NBCユニバーサルよりDECO*27の6枚目のアルバム「アンドロイドガール」を5月22日に...|language= Japanese|access-date= September 28, 2024}} The album trailer was released on May 11, 2019.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN81x8jhBtM |title=DECO*27 - 6th Album「アンドロイドガール」Trailer |date=2019-05-11 |last=DECO*27 |access-date=2024-09-28 |via=YouTube}}
Content
The album includes the promotional singles "Love Words III", "Otome Dissection", "Nocturnal Kids", "Scramble", the title track Android Girl, "We the Hostage", "Psychogram", and "The Guide", along with Hibana's re-recorded version. The special edition includes a radio drama featuring Sora Amamiya and Shintarō Asanuma.{{Cite web |title=DECO*27が新作ボカロアルバム発売、初回盤に雨宮天＆浅沼晋太郎ドラマCD（動画あり） |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/332516 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=音楽ナタリー |language=ja}} "Love Words III" debuted at number 58 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 of the week of October 22, 2018, his first the chart entry.{{Cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of October 22, 2018 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2018&month=10&day=22 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Billboard JAPAN |language=ja}} "Otome Dissection" music video had about 49 million views on YouTube as of September 2024.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zwCIz-Ohn4 |title=DECO*27 - 乙女解剖 feat. 初音ミク |date=2019-01-18 |last=DECO*27 |access-date=2024-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926010415/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zwCIz-Ohn4 |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |via=YouTube}} The title track music video was directed by akka and serves as a sequel to "Two Breaths Walking" which he also directed.
Commercial performance
Android Girl debuted at number 8 on the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums, becoming his first top ten album.{{Cite web |title=DECO*27 {{!}} Artist |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/107679 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Billboard JAPAN |language=ja}}{{Cite web |title=DECO*27の作品 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/501856/products/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=ORICON NEWS}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Android Girl track listing
| all_writing = Kosuke Terayama and Rockwell{{Cite web |title=DECO*27 NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan OFFICIAL SITE |url=https://nbcuni-music.com/deco27/ag/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=DECO*27 NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan OFFICIAL SITE |language=ja}}
| title1 = Reunion
| length1 = 0:37
| title2 = Android Girl
| length2 = 3:30
| title3 = Scramble
| length3 = 3:03
| title4 = Mosquito
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = Otome Dissection
| length5 = 3:43
| title6 = We the Hostage
| length6 = 3:06
| title7 = The Guide
| length7 = 4:17
| title8 = Psychogram
| length8 = 3:44
| title9 = Nocturnal Kids
| length9 = 3:55
| title10 = Hibana (Reloaded)
| length10 = 3:26
| title11 = Love Words III
| length11 = 4:06
| total_length = 37:20
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Special edition
| extra_column = Vocal(s)
| total_length = 76:14
| title12 = MKDR (DSCF)
| length12 = 38:54
| extra12 = {{hlist|Sora Amamiya|Shintarō Asanuma}}
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (2019)
!Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{Cite web |title=アンドロイドガール【初回限定盤CD+特典CD】 {{!}} DECO*27 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/501856/products/1318295/1/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=ORICON NEWS}}
| 8 |
| scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)
| 8 |